| Description | URI | Request Method | Request Params | Request Body | Response Body | Error Conditions | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Request email validation for new user. No information is saved server-side, but a URL is sent to the specified email addressl in which the request information is embedded. The URL is a link in the Synapse Portal where user registration is completed. | /user | POST | domain (Synapse or Bridge) | fname lname | 400 Status if user name or email is invalid or already used. | ||
| Create new account, validating email address used. (The server creates the new account, binding the user name and email aliases, then creates a session and returns the session token.) | /account | -- | -- | validation-token* | session token | 400 Status if user name or email is invalid or already used, or if the time limit has passed. | -- |
| Set or update user name for existing account. | /username | POST | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | self |
*Account creation validation token contains:
first name
last name
domain
time stamp
The information is either encrypted or sent in clear text but with a digital signature